DOVER — Pope County Sheriff Aaron DuVall confirmed the death of a husband and wife found Saturday in their home north of Dover.

The Pope County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) responded to the residence of Charles Ledford, 67, and Judy Ledford, 60, around noon on Saturday. Duvall said the PCSO received a phone call from a family member concerning the welfare of the couple, who lived on Treat Road off Old Highway 7 north of Dover.

After arriving to the scene, Duvall said officers saw one unresponsive individual, entered the house and found the other individual unresponsive.

Pope County Coroner Leonard Krout pronounced the couple dead at the scene, and their bodies were sent to the Arkansas State Medical Examiner in Little Rock.

"We are now waiting for the medical examiner to give us the cause of death to pinpoint the time of death," Duvall said. "We expect to know within a week."

PCSO has partnered with the coroner's office and the Arkansas State Police in the investigation.